Tottenham overcame a deficit
Tottenham overcame a deficit to defeat Aston Villa in the Premier League thanks to two goals from Dominic Solanke.
With two goals in four minutes in the second half.
The £65 million summer acquisition doubled his league goal total for the season.
Helping Ange Postecoglou’s team move up to seventh place.
After a magnificent first goal from Solanke.
Who lifted the ball over the charging Emiliano Martinez after a pass from Dejan Kulusevski.
Richarlison found his teammate to slide in and put Spurs up beyond Villa in a late comeback.
After 32 minutes, Morgan Rogers gave Villa the lead with.
The first shot on goal of the match after Spurs were unable to handle Lucas Digne’s inswinging corner.
The visitors were remarkably well-organized and successfully.
Withstood significant bursts of pressure in the first half after.
Being denied an early lead less than two minutes earlier when Amadou Onana’s header struck the post.
The atmosphere at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was completely changed.
And the groundwork for his team’s most recent comeback was laid. .
When Brennan Johnson received Son Heung-min’s superb cross from the left four minutes after the restart.
The Spurs then repeated their 4-1 victory from a goal down against West Ham in their previous home league.
Encounter when substitute James Maddison added a fourth with a fantastic free-kick deep in stoppage time.
After losing to Crystal Palace last week.
Tottenham’s victory made it possible for them to close the gap to the top four.
Arsenal, in fourth place, now leads by two points, while fifth-place Villa lost the opportunity to go up to third.
Spurs are the kings of comeback.
Spurs, who finished fifth last season and have only won back-to-back.
League games once in their first ten league games this season.
Are still struggling to establish consistent form as they look to return to the Champions League.
Even if they could not duplicate their incredible start under.
Postecoglou last season they started the season at the top of the standings in November 2023 they have shown incredible tenacity under the Australian.
They gave up the first goal for the 12th time in 14 home league games in 2024 after defeating Manchester City.
In the previous week to advance to the EFL Cup quarterfinals and continue their quest for their first trophy since 2008.
But by the end of the game, they had tied the Premier League record for home victories when they gave up the first goal of the year for the eighth time.
Guglielmo Vicario was only able to parry the ball into Rogers path after.
Pedro Porro and Rodrigo Bentancur diverted Digne’s set-piece towards him.
Villa’s first goal came against the flow of play but via a familiar weakness for the home team.
The home team was relieved to see Ollie Watkins, who had been quiet for the whole of the first half, miss a chance to double the lead before halftime.
However, the equalizer early in the second half gave Spurs fresh life, and they came out of the half determined to keep Villa from scoring.
Captain Son was instrumental in his comeback after missing two games due to injury, but the South Korea forward was clearly taken aback when he was replaced just minutes after helping set up Johnson’s equalizer.
Solanke took center stage as a result, showcasing his class with his first goal in particular. Postecoglou will be hoping that his expensive arrival will continue to gain confidence to help his team’s quest for consistency.
“We knew we would finish strong and that if we stepped it up a notch or two, as we can, we would be hard to stop.” “I felt the momentum was going our way.”
